Receptacle and spout therefor



V. ARDITO RECEIPTACLEI AND SPOUT THEREFOR Nov.. EL i958 Filed Sept. 11, 1957 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

United States Patent O 2,859,901 RECEPTACLE AND sroUr THEREFOR Victor Ardito, Haverstraw, N. Y.

Application september 11, 1951, serial No. 683,299 l 1 claim. (ci. zzz- 482) This invention relates to a receptacle for fluids, and the spout therefore, and has particular adaptability to paint cans or the like.

A primary object of this invention is the provision of an improved pouring spout and vent hole for paint cans or similar articles, which will provide an improved means for dispensing paint, and, from which paint may be poured into a suitable receptacle for application to and by a brush to a surface to be painted, and which will substantially eliminate the wastage of paint, by either evaporation or spillage.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which is clean in operation, and which is convenient.

Still an additional object of the invention is the provision of such a receptacle which, when used as a paint container is air tight, and thus preserves the paint remaining in the can from hardening or other deterioration.

A further object is the provision of a receptacle for paint or other uids, which will obtain substantially the same advantages, regardless of the fluid used, and avoid wastage, spillage or evaporation.

Still other objects reside in the provision of a device of this character which will be sturdy and durable in construction, reliable and eflcient in operation, and relatively vsimple and inexpensive to manufacture and utilize.

Other objects will in part be obvious, and in part be pointed out as the description of the invention proceeds, and shown in the accompanying drawing wherein there are shown preferred embodiments of this inventive concept. Y

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of one form of receptacle or can embodying features of the instant inventive concept.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the construction of Figure 1, portions thereof being broken away, taken substantially along the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Figure 1, as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows, and partially broken away, disclosing certain constructional details.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 4-4 of Figure 3, disclosing certain interior elements of the sealing construction.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5 of Figure 2, and disclosing further constructional details.

Figure 6 is a top plan view similar to Figure 2, but disclosing a modiliedr form of construction, which under certain conditions may be more adaptable.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Having reference now to the drawing in detail, as generally indicated at 10, a paint can, of conventional design, and which in the illustrative embodiment shown is cylindrical in form, and provided with side lugs 11, from which a bail handle 12 is projected.

fireice 'The can 10 is provided, as best shown in Figure 3 with a removable lid 13, which is provided with a de pending reverted flange 14, which in turn lits in a second reverted flange 15, which comprises, by virtue of a reverted ange 16, a substantially integral part of the top of the can 10.

This construction is largelyr conventional, and need not be construed as a portion of the instant invention, since, in the conventional construction this top is normally removedfrom the can, and the painters brush inserted therein. However in the instant invention there is provided on one side of the can a corrugated or threaded cap member 17, which projects from the side thereof, and is normally closed by a correspondingly threaded or corrugated cap member 18. The spout or orice 17 thus provides a side drainage member for the receptacle, which is normally closed by the cap 18, and which, in the normal initial state of use of the receptacle or container is closed by a membrane 19, which serves as a complete seal for this portion of the receptacle.

The membrane or skin layer interiorly of the can is provided with a tongue 20, by means of which the same may be removed or broken. This removal is normally effected by means of the key 21, of generally standard configuration which is provided with a slot 22 therein and which may be secured at the top by means of va breakable soldered bead 23 of conventional design, as in the case of many vacuum sealed or other similar pins.

When the seal 23 is broken, the key 21 may be applied, by means of the slot 22 to the tongue 20, after removal of the cap 18, and the membrane sealing the side opening of the can may then be broken or removed.

On the top 13 of the can there is provided another threaded outwardly extending spout 25, which is normally adapted to be closed by correspondingly threaded cap 26, and the inner side of which is sealed by a membrane or diaphragm 27. Upon removal of the cap 26 the diaphragm 27 may be perforated by any implement 28, such as a screw driver or corresponding article to provide a vent opening. In such instances when the cap 18 is removed, and the membrane 19 removed by means of the tongue 20 and the key 21, and the cap 26 similarily removed, there is provided a free pouring receptacle, which will result in the elimination of much waste of paint, and which, by replacement of the caps 18 and 26 may be sealed in completely air tight condition, in such manner as to avoid further waste of paint by evaporation or the like.

In Figure 6 there is shown a modified form of the invention including a can 10a having lugs or ears 11a and a bail 12a, as well as a vent 17 normally closed by a cap 18 together with a vent 25 normally closed by a cap 26. Both of these spouts or vents are provided with internal membranes (not shown) which are similar to the membranes or diaphragms 19 and 27, the only distinction between the form of the instant invention residing in the fact that the pouring spout is placed on the lid of the can rather than the side thereof.

Under certain circumstances and conditions this may be a desirable configuration, although in general the form of the rst embodiment of this invention has been found more practical.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided an improved receptacle or can for fluids, and particularly applicable to the use of paints, which may be made in any desired size, or of any desired configuration, and which accomplishes all of the objects of this invention, including many others of great practical utility and commercial importance.

As various embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as various modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is:

, In a receptacle for uids, a removable lid for said receptacle, a screw threaded pouring spout on the side of said receptacle, a correspondingly threaded cap for saidspout, a frangible diaphragm closing said spout underlying said cap, a tongue integral with said frangible diaphragm, a screw threaded air vent spout on the lid of said receptacle, a correspondingly threaded cap for said air yent, a puncturable diaphragm comprising a portion of said lid underlying said air vent spout underlying said last mentioned threaded cap, and a key secured 4 to said lid adaptedA to engage said tongue for separatingthe associated diaphragm.

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